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Just curious how busy 6 Flags is towards the end of July. We are thinking of spending a Wednesday there prior to catching a late afternoon flight home. We will be driving from Blue Ridge. Is the traffic bad in the morning as we will probably try to get there when the park opens. Also, it's about an hour and 45 from Blue Ridge right? How far to airport?

middle of the week won't be near as crowded as it is on weekends. i don't think it's the airport form six flags is close, twenty minutes or so i'd guess. morning rush hour traffic in atlanta from that dirrection is horrific, and will get bad at the junction of i-575 and i-75 all the way to six flags i am afraid. it should be smooth sailing from blue ridge down to i-75 though.

Since you'll be driving to the park during a morning rush hour, I'd add another 30-60 minutes to that drive time.

How late in the afternoon is your flight? You'll need to leave the park 2-2.5 hours before your flight, in order to get to the airport, return a rental car and check in 60-90 minutes before the flight. If the park opens at 10 am, you're probably looking at a max of four hours at the park. I wouldn't drive to Six Flags for four hours (it's an hour each way for me), but that's just me. At least look into getting discount tickets since you'll be there less than half a day.

To be honest, I can't think of a worse time to go. It's hotter than blue blazes and with school starting in early to mid-August, the crowds are big because the kids want to get in that last bit of fun.

Peachyswan, I was wondering about the heat and I do know what you are talking about. We did a week in Orlando last year in June and that was something else. The humidity about killed us. We went right before the massive crowds hit mid June, but it was still crowded and hot. Personally, I'm hoping the kids will want to skip Six Flags and stay another day in Blue Ridge, but it's their vacation so I'll let them decide if they want to face the heat and crowds.

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Hey, I totally understand. When I was a kid, a trip to Six Flags was a major thing (even though we lived only an hour away) and we kids didn't care about crowds/heat.

If they are really set on going, just get there when they open and go for it. Just drink plenty of water and find some shade where you can. My mother used to park herself on a bench under a tree near the merry go round with a large cup of water and made us report in every hour while she knitted.

Traffic around the perimeter (285) after 9 a.m. (esp. in the summer) is really not bad. The drive from Six Flgas to the airport (just take 285 to Camp Creek Parkway exit and go left off the exit) is not bad either.

Just to second Peachy, rush hour usually fizzles out at 9am. I say you just go for it. You might want to check the Georgia Navigator online to see if there are any wrecks, etc., that would make you want to find an alternate route.

I take my kids end of July to 6 flags. If you are there when the gates open, you can ride all the big rides with out a wait in line. Then do the water rides when it gets hot.

I would suggest talking you kids into going to 6 Flags White Water. It is a lot more fun and you are in the water all day. If your kids are old enough, they can go ride the slides and you can float in a tube and go around the lagoon all day. Again be there as the gates open. I know you are flying out that day, but you will probably be cleaner by just rinsing off at White Water, than spending a sweaty day at 6 Flags by the end of the day.